Lately I have not been able to get myself to stay up late to write because I am usually not writing until about 11:30 at night so I just haven't done it for three days now.
The last thee days I have been able to get at least 4 activity points for Weight Watchers with my active link. I have decided that I have an awfully high baseline because I can go to the gym and work out for more than an hour and I still do not make my baseline until about 4:00 p.m. Today I finally made it at 2:00 p.m. and I got 6 points! I was moving around a lot today because I was out shopping for Christmas presents for my grandchildren. I decided that was the most important thing that I could do because we are leaving for San Antonio on Sunday.
So the morning was composed of our usual routine. Get up, read scriptures, say prayers, hug, eat breakfast and go to the gym. I walked for about 2 miles and then did 10 minutes on the elliptical and worked on 5 machines mostly for my legs today. When we came home we ate an early lunch and then I made some salsa from some frozen tomatoes that I had from the summer. Kirsten came by and got a nut cracker so she could crack some nuts for Jon. Then Larry left to get tires for the car for the trip and to get it checked out. I was going to work on curriculum and then decided that I needed to mail some of the presents I have from here and get presents for the ones that will be at the party on Saturday. So as I mentioned before, I went out for the afternoon and went to several stores but finally found a pink Teddy Bear for Maggie and some Legos for the boys. I also mailed the presents to Jeff and Jakes's children so they might get there for Christmas.
Tonight we went to talk to the Bishop about our mission papers and what we have to do to be ready. He said that he has to sign that we understand that we might not go were we requested and we told him that we understand. We were instructed to call the Stake President about our interview with him so that it is completed and our papers can be submitted before we leave so we did that tonight and we may know when we will meet tomorrow. The Bishop is so excited for us to go. He asked us several times if we had any preference but we left that up to the Lord with the request that we go to San Antonio.
Monday we got up and did the routine. Then we went to Weight Watchers. We both gained weight but we weren't surprised because we had so many bad days the week before where we over ate. I was kind of in a funky mood because of that but we made a commitment that we would buy some free foods like fruits and we have done better this week so far.
Maren called about 8:00 a.m. She was frustrated because the thread in her needle kept breaking. I told her to change the needle because she had tried everything else. Then I went in the kitchen because she had hung up. I said to Larry that Maren wanted to know what to do to keep the thread from breaking as she sewed. He said, "She needs to change the needle." I thought he was pretty smart. We went on eating and then it dawned on me that Larry did not know anything about sewing. I asked him how he knew that she needed to change the needle in the sewing machine and he said. I heard you tell her that in the bedroom!
After Weight Watchers we went to the gym and worked out for about an hour and a half. I felt like I had really worked out but I did not get my baseline until about 5:30 p.m.
Nathan started texting me in the morning about 6:50 a.m. and we talked off and on all day by texting. I was impressed by the things that he wrote on his blog at http://www.iamnotdeadyett.blogspot.com/. I told him that even though he felt like he was in a coma and did not remember what was going on around him that we felt like he was cognizant and he would blink his eyes to answer things. He posted a comment about that tonight.
I called Misty and Nikki to figure out which of the books I had purchased for their kids needed to go to which children. Their kids along with Ryker got the most books because they posted wish lists on the Usborne books website. Then I spent most of the afternoon working on getting our checkbook balanced so that we knew how much money we had. We were disappointed to know that we only had about $269.00 left for the trip and for some of the presents we needed to get. But it always feels good to know where you are and have some money left over.
For Family Home Evening Larry and I wrapped all the books and got them ready to send to the grand kids.
Tuesday morning we went to the Bountiful temple after we went to the gym. We ended up being the witness couple again. It was awesome. It makes it so I pay better attention. I felt like the spirit told me that I didn't need to worry about the money so much but that was Satan working on me to discourage me. I have been able to see how to accomplish things that yesterday seemed impossible. We did not get home from the temple until about 4:00 p.m. I did a name that I had found that Nathan reserved before he was married. Larry did one of the last of the ordinance cards that we had printed with the data base that Judy gave us.
We fixed dinner and cleaned up. Kirsten came by for a few minutes to get her Christmas money. She had Taylor with her. We haven't decorated much but we did put out a few things and Taylor was completely enamored with all the new things that we had out. She had to show her mother each one. It was fun to watch her.
I watched some news and then I went to work until 10:00 p.m. working on the Marketing Curriculum. I am so frustrated because it is taking so long. Larry went to the gym for a while.
After we read scriptures for the evening and said our prayers I decided to walk because I had not gone to the gym with Larry in the evening. I watched an NCIS on On Demand while I paced back and forth and was able to get in enough walking to get me to 4 points. Kirsten called when I was walking to find out about Smart Wool socks so I talked to her again for a while. It was midnight before I got to bed so I set the alarm for 8:00 a.m. and we slept in.
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